After a twelve hour flight, I landed at the airport of Auckland. At 4:30 am and 1:30 pm in Argentina, I could say I travelled to the future. Here is tomorrow’s and there is yesterday. Within this major change…
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New Zealand’s Middle-earth really couldn’t be more beautiful. Check out the latest Tourism New Zealand 100% Middle-earth advertising if you don’t believe me. Numbers show that over 500,000 viewers have jumped online to see what Middle-earth is all about…
My friends and I discovered a place to have high teas this weekend in Lincoln, which is about 20-30 minutes from Christchurch. The Tea House is in an old restored villa and not only serves delicious high teas but other delicious looking lunches and…
One of the newest things to arrive in Queenstown, and definitely something to try this winter festival week, is zip lining from the top of the gondola with Ziptrek Ecotours Queenstown. Founded in Whistler, Canada in 2001, Ziptrek Ecotours…
It’s Winter Festival this week in Queenstown, and a great excuse to try some amazing food. When we were there recently we had an amazing first night which started with dinner at Finz Seafood & Grill Restaurant. I had heard lots of good things…
LUXURY TRAVEL MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS NEW ZEALAND TRAVEL
Luxury travel and why you should Escape To Picton
There are times in everyone’s life when they need a bit of luxury when they travel, and Escape to Picton Boutique Hotel gave us just that. I am definitely more of a flashpacker than backpacker when travelling, and when on…
Rory and I had a luxury weekend up in Picton and on the trip up we decided to start the pampering early with a stop off for a wine tasting session at Saint Clair Winery in Blenheim, Marlborough. I have always…
It’s snowing hard in Christchurch today. Now for those of you that live in the USA or Canada this may not seem like that much of a big deal, but we hardly ever get snow in Christchurch city, and as…
Enjoying a cocktail in minus 9 degree temperatures wouldn’t usually be something I would jump at the chance to do. Minus 5 Ice Bar in Queenstown however, is definitely a ‘cool’ experience and one I was really looking forward to…
If there’s one thing that you should put on your bucket list when travelling in New Zealand, then it’s a scenic flight from Wanaka into Milford Sound. We did our trip with Southern Alps Air and even threw in…
I came across some really pretty vintage travel posters today so I thought I would share some of the New Zealand ones with you. …
Whilst in Nelson recently I went along to the World of Wearable Art & Classic Car Museum, a showcase of weird and wonderful garments from the WOW fashion competition. The show started in 1987, when a Nelson sculptor Suzie…